I am learning so much here in Africa. First I learned that the people cannot say Brad so my name here is now Bryan. I also learned that we wait and then we wait, and then we wait some more. Patience is a virtue I am learning. I learned that when in Rome do as the Romans do, but when in Africa, you make it work. That is my new motto. God is teaching me so much about who he is.      First he is teaching me how to listen to his voice and it definitely gets louder everyday. I really learned this through my time with a lady named Beatrice during one...

Habari! (Thant means hello how are you) So Africa has been both thrilling and challenging. We started actual ministry last Tuesday. So to start the day we wake up at 5:30 every morning to go and pray for an hour at the church. At first it was pretty hard to do this because I’m definitely not a morning person but it has turned out to be such a blessing. Starting the day off praying and praising the Lord has become such a precious time. Later in the day we play with the kids who go to school at the church and teach them Bible lessons and songs. It’s been interesting to see our...

                                                                       Sinking my feet in the muddy ground...

I apologize for falling behind on my blogging duties! This blog will be about the week of the 10-16. Every morning at 5:15 am we wake up and get ready for the day. You heard me right. 5:15 AM!! We make our way on foot in the dark to the church for morning glory prayer from 6 to about 7:30 or 8. It is just like the IHOP-KC prayer room back home. They have some African worship music blaring while people from the community (and the mzungus (Swahili word for a white person)) sit, stand, and pace while they pray. The Lords presence is really evident in the mornings. I love it! After morning...

   It's true, I've always been the kind of person who picks favorites. I have a favorite teacher from highschool, a favorite professor from college, a favorite pet, and now Kenya is my favorite country. It's completely amazing here. Last week we saw a lot of the ministry we will be doing here, and I'm loving it. We wake up around 5 every monring and walk to the chruch to pray from 6 to 7. We are normally late though, so it's more like 6:20 to 7, but I think God understands the struggle with a 23 person team and getting anywhere on time in Africa. After we...

The other night my entire bedroom was uproariously laughing at a super lame joke.  There was snorting, honking, gasping for air, and cackles.  Even in our over-tired state there was so much joy filling the room, and I was sure God was laughing with us. All of a sudden our laughter stopped and every head turned toward the window.  We heard a scary noise.  There was a bit of rustling and some heavy footsteps.  Every heart in the room started racing, eyes wide open in the dark, ears perked to hear what might happen next.  Our spirits froze. But we have not been...